diff --git a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
index 78b8a97b2363..ffe621695e47 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/dmatest.c
@@ -827,9 +827,9 @@ static int dmatest_func(void *data)
 		} else {
 			dma_async_issue_pending(chan);
 
-			wait_event_timeout(thread->done_wait,
-					   done->done,
-					   msecs_to_jiffies(params->timeout));
+			wait_event_freezable_timeout(thread->done_wait,
+					done->done,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(params->timeout));
 
 			status = dma_async_is_tx_complete(chan, cookie, NULL,
 							  NULL);